Somehow or other lens compression effects seem to have hit the zeitgeist. A day does not go by when I fail to see some news photograph critiqued on the grounds of lens compression. Either what it appears to show is fake (or allegedly fake) due to lens compression, or lens compression is concealing some truth. […] petapixel.com »

If there is one photography accessory that causes confusion, its lens filters. It's easy to see why these simple tools can seem complicated to those who are new to photography. To start off with, there are many different types of filters that all do specialized jobs, and there are different styles of the same filter types too (square Vs. thephoblographer.com »

A report from the ever-reliable Japanese source Nokishita confirms what we’ve been hearing for several months: the long-awaited Sony 12-24mm f/2. 8 G Master lens is ready for release, and will “probably” be announced later this month. petapixel.com »

Sometimes all we want to do is go out and shoot with as little gear as possible. At times, just thought of having to load up your camera bag and then having to lug it around can put a damper on your photography plans, and this, my friends, is where small fixed lens cameras come into their own. thephoblographer.com »

Tamron already has six full-frame Sony E-mount lenses in its lineup, but there’s another on the way. In a video shared on its YouTube channel earlier today, Tamron teased a new full-frame E-mount lens that appears to be a mid-range zoom lens. dpreview.com »

Tamron plans to keep expanding its lineup of excellent full-frame Sony E-Mount lenses. In a teaser released earlier this morning, the company showed off what looks to be a versatile zoom lens that will (rough translation) “delicately depict any scenery. petapixel.com »

After first showing off the lens over a year ago, and sharing a few more teasers during a livestream two weeks ago, Ricoh has officially unveiled the HD Pentax-D FA* 85mm f/1. 4ED SDM AW—a “next-generation, high-performance” portrait prime for K-mount DSLRs. petapixel.com »

Last year, Samyang1 released the AF 85mm F1. 4 FE prime lens for Sony full-frame mirrorless cameras. Now, the lens has been updated with a Canon RF mount to work with Canon’s line of full-frame mirrorless cameras, too. dpreview.com »

Pentax have today announced a new-generation Star series lens, the HD PENTAX-D FA
This large-aperture, medium telephoto lens is the second prime lens in the new-generation PENTAX Star (
The HD PENTAX-D FA 85mm F1. photographyblog.com »

Panasonic has just unveiled a versatile new zoom lens for the L-mount system. The Lumix S 20-60mm f/3.5-5.6 is a standard zoom lens for full-frame cameras that combines the variable aperture found in more affordable glass with some professional-grade features like weather sealing and specialized lens elements. If you look at only the lens name, […] petapixel.com »

Anzor Salidjanov conducted an experiment in 2009 that changed his life. In the poky gallery within the ancient city of Bukhara where he sold “monotonous” paintings of “minarets, donkeys, and camel trains” to tourists, Salidjanov decided to hang a couple of his photographs. petapixel.com »

The gear that got away
We've all been there. You needed some cash, or you went overboard trying to downsize your gear stash. Selling that camera or lens seemed reasonable at the time, but in the razor-sharp clarity of hindsight, you know now it was a terrible mistake. dpreview.com »

There was a time when buying affordable lenses meant that you gave something up. You either purchased an affordable lens that had excellent optics and questionable build quality, or you got a cheap lens that was built like a tank but suffered in the optics department. thephoblographer.com »

Ricoh has published a video setting out its development plans for three new lenses, including a constant F2. 8 standard zoom for APS-C, a 21mm lens in its much-loved 'Limited' prime lens series and gave more details of the FA*85mm F1. dpreview.com »

Lensrentals cracked open the brand new $9,500 AF-S NIKKOR 120-300mm f/2.8E FL ED SR VR lens this week, putting the behemoth of a zoom lens to the test. And while they found a “classic” Nikon build that isn’t as elegant as the new Z-lenses, the bench tests reveal that the lens is “spectacularly good optically.” […] petapixel.com »

Aaron of Lensrentals uses his new, specialized driver to carefully remove screws from the Nikkor AF-S 120-300mm F2. 8 FL ED SR VR lens.
Roger and Aaron at Lensrentals are back again with another lens teardown; this time, the Nikkor AF-S 120–300mm F2. dpreview.com »

Lens manufacturer Viltrox has issued a statement warning customers that a number of its X-mount lenses can damage Fujifilm X-Pro3 camera bodies.
The statement, seen below, notes that ‘it would be better not [to] use [the] Viltrox 23mm, 33mm or 85mm X-mount lenses’ with Fujifilm X-Pro3 camera systems, as it can damage the camera ‘due to the structural conflict [wherein] they will scratch a little bit against each other. dpreview.com »

There's a right way and a wrong way to clean your camera lens. Naturally, we're going to show you the wrong way.
Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. dpreview.com »

The folks over at YouTube channel Media Division recently put together an incredibly comprehensive test of the fastest camera lenses on the market. In this video, they cover everything from the legendary Zeiss R-Biotar 100mm f/0. petapixel.com »

What if I told you that for just $50, you could have yourself a fully-customizable interchangeable lens camera capable of shooting 12. 3MP stills and capturing 4K/30p video? You’d probably tell me to kick dirt, but the truth is that’s now a possibility thanks to Raspberry Pi’s new ILC camera module and accompanying lenses, which start at just $25. dpreview.com »

The move to mirrorless by some of the industry's biggest players put the focus on their new lens lineups.
In our recent look at ~$2000 full frame mirrorless cameras, we said that choosing between them is as much about buying into a lens system as anything else. dpreview.com »

Last week, Nikon Japan moved the legendary NIKKOR AF-S 200mm f/2G ED VR II lens over into its ‘Old Product’ list of discontinued F-Mount lenses. And while Nikon USA won’t confirm the news, this probably means that the old lens is no longer in production, and will hopefully be replaced in the near future. The […] petapixel.com »

The end of 2018 saw Canon and Nikon introduce their first full-frame mirrorless cameras, with Panasonic on the verge of joining the party. This brought an end to Sony's five-year term as sole mainstream purveyor of this type of camera and set out each company's post-DSLR ambitions. dpreview.com »

I managed to get Sony to lend me every single lens they have to loan and I shot the same model with all them. Many of these lenses are not made for portraits so the sample image may not be relevant to the lens. petapixel.com »

Lensbaby has made available its latest lens, the Velvet 28. As the name suggests, it’s a 28mm F2. 5 lens is a wide-angle lens available for a slew of full-frame and APS-C camera systems.
Like other focal lengths in its ‘Velvet’ lineup, the 28mm lens adds a ‘velvety glow’ to images when shot wide open. dpreview.com »

A Japanese patent from Sony hints at a future lens that would allow you to shoot first, and focus your photos later. By combining multiple smaller lenses into a single larger lens, the idea could open up a world of new imaging possibilities if it ever comes to pass. The patent was spotted by SonyAlphaRumors, […] petapixel.com »

Weird lens enthusiast and YouTuber Mathieu Stern has created another fun stay-at-home DIY lens while stuck in quarantine. This time it’s a functional camera lens, complete with focusing mechanism, made almost entirely out of LEGO bricks. petapixel.com »

Lens and accessory maker Lensbaby—known for quirky optics that focus more on character than sharpness—has just released the Velvet 28: a 28mm f/2. 5 lens for both DSLR and mirrorless cameras that produces “tack-sharp detail beneath a layer of radiant glow. petapixel.com »

Venus Optics has just announced that its ultra-popular Laowa 100mm f/2. 8 2X Ultra Macro APO lens—one of the best and most affordable macro lenses on the market—is now available for Nikon’s Z and Canon’s EOS R full-frame mirrorless cameras. petapixel.com »

Samyang (also branded as Rokinon and Bower in other markets), has released its new AF 75mm F1. 8 FE lens for full-frame Sony camera systems.
Aside from the rather unusual focal length (I think we can all appreciate the decision not to add yet another 85mm FE lens to the market), the lens has another interesting feature. dpreview.com »

Weird lens aficionado Mathieu Stern has created the rarest of camera lenses with the most precious of materials (in the ongoing pandemic): a roll of toilet paper. Stern found an optical lens that fit perfectly inside the cardboard tube and then added another tube (with an aperture and rear mount attached to it) to serve […] petapixel.com »